PLOIEşTI. U Craiova 1948 was after all too much to handle for Chindia Târgovişte with the goal of C. Balan (45′ pen), W. Baeten (58′) and A. Compagno (87′). U Craiova 1948 was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (79%) was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Stadionul Ilie Oană stadium in Ploieşti on Thursday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Horațiu Mircea Feșnic who had the assistance of Adrian Radu Ghinguleac and Mihai Ovidiu Artene. The 4th official was Claudiu Marcu. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.1 degrees Celsius or 37.65 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Match Statistics
- ! 21 Ball Possession 79
Shots
- 6 Total 11
- 3 On Target 6
- 3 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 3
- 91 Attack 103
- 59 Dangerous attack 52
- 76 Ball safe 96
- 0 Penalties 1
- 9 Corners 4
Fouls
- 12 Total 14
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 1 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
U Craiova 1948 had a superior ball possession 79% while Chindia Târgovişte was struggling with a 21% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Chindia Târgovişte had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, U Craiova 1948 was able to find the solution to win this match.
Chindia Târgovişte shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, U Craiova 1948 shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Chindia Târgovişte received 2 yellow cards (L. Corbu and P. Iacob). On the opposite side, U Craiova 1948 received 3 yellow cards (W. Baeten, B. Van Durmen and R. Negru).
P. Iacob (Chindia Târgovişte) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (45′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Chindia Târgovişte will stay with 19 points like Gaz Metan Mediaş to remain in the 12th place. Regarding the opposition, U Craiova 1948 will have 18 points to hold in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga 1, Chindia Târgovişte will play away against Academica Clinceni on the 19th of December with a 3-3 head to head statistic.
U Craiova 1948 will host Mioveni on the 20th of December with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Mioveni (0 draws).
Chindia Târgovişte – Formation
Chindia Târgovişte started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
The manager Emil Săndoi decided to play with the following team: Cătălin Căbuz, Marius Martac, Tiberiu Căpuşă, Paul Iacob, Laurențiu Corbu, Cristian Neguț, Marco Dulca, Doru Popadiuc, Alexandru Daniel Jipa, Daniel Popa and Daniel Florea.
The home team had on the bench: Dinu Moldovan, Adrian Ionita, Milan Kocić, Răzvan Matiş, Andrei Serban, Marian Şerban, Adrian Stoian, Sergiu Suciu and Cristian Cherchez.
Substitutions
Chindia Târgovişte made 4 changes: D. Florea for M. Serban (63′), L. Corbu for A. Ionita (63′), D. Popadiuc for R. Matis (63′) and A. D. Jipa for A. Serban (79′).
U Craiova 1948 – Formation
U Craiova 1948 started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Eugen Trică played with: Robert Popa, Radu Negru, Dominik Kovačić, Bradley Diallo, Sorin Marian Buşu, Samuel Asamoah, Vlad Achim, William Baeten, Sekou Sidibe, Benjamin van Durmen and Claudiu Balan.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Alexandru Blidar, Francois Marquet, Juan Bauza, Andrea Compagno, Terell Ondaan, Antonio Miutescu, Sorin Mogosanu, Vlad Pop and Alexandru Raicea.
Substitutions
U Craiova 1948 made 5 changes: B. Van Durmen for J. Bauza (66′), C. Balan for A. Compagno (83′), S. Sidibe for A. N. Raicea (84′), V. Achim for A. Blidar (90′) and S. Asamoah for A. Miutescu (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga 1.
- Mioveni – Dinamo Bucureşti – 2-1
- SSC Farul – CFR Cluj – 0-2
- Chindia Târgovişte – U Craiova 1948 – 0-3